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How to Stay Focused and Avoid These Top 8 Distractions

Does this scene sound familiar? It’s X o’clock in the whatever. You’ve blocked out two hours to write that scene. You close the study door, turn on your favorite music, and sit down at the keyboard. Two hours later, you’ve written half a page. Just half a darn page....

Write To Improve Your Other Career: How Writing a Book Can Grow Your Whole Platform

by Darcy Hitchcock

Writing doesn’t have to be your only career. In fact, it can be really tough to make good money at it. But it can also be a satisfying and effective way to enhance your reputation in your primary career. In different ways throughout my life, I’ve turned to writing: to...

The 10 Most Common Grammar Mistakes and How To Avoid Them

by Gloria Kopp | 2 comments

There are countless mistakes that can be made when writing something, from awkward run-on sentences to simple spelling errors. Most of these mistakes are easy to catch in the proofreading stages, but there are others that somehow manage to sneak their way through the...

5 Writing Resources Every Pro Writer Should Have At Their Fingertips

by Amber Massey | 3 comments

It’s the 21st century. We know that modern tools for us writers go far beyond mere pen and paper. In order to stay at the top of your game, land more writing gigs, and be as productive and creative as possible, you must take advantage of a handful of indispensable...

How to Write Popular Nonfiction: Making the Shift from Academic to Popular Writing

by Aron Gottesman

Are you an academic interested in writing a popular book for a general audience? Here’s what you have to know: just because you’ve published academic papers or books doesn’t mean you will find it easy to write a popular book. Indeed, the opposite is true: you will...